Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Yaw-Is the nose of the plane turning right or left

Pitch-Is the nose of the plane going up or down.

Roll-Is when the nose of the plane staying in the same place but the plane rolls

Dihedral-Is when the wings are slightly slanted upward

Static-When the air pressure stays the same

Dynamic-When the air pressure changes

Aerodynamic-Designed to reduce or minimize the drag caused by air as an object moves though it or by wind that strikes and flows around an object. The wings and bodies of airplanes have an aerodynamic shape

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